Foundry Family Festival

A week of Arts and STEM programming for the community!

Date: Saturday, February 18 - Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: Various
Location: The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., Cambridge

The Foundry building will be bustling with free or pay-what-you-can public programming, to allow makers and artists of all ages to spend the school break opening their minds, connecting with new artists and makers in the area, and all in all, creating!

To honor the undeniable power of community voice that made The Foundry what it is today, the theme of the festival is storytelling – embracing the power of dialogue and sharing our stories to build bridges and community.

All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate in as many activities as you are excited about.


Each day of programming will feature a show from Liars & Believers: A Story Beyond. Grab your tickets for the show here!


Accessibility

Each performance will feature live captions. The performance will be held in the STEAM Set, which is on the first floor of the building. The building has both a staircase and an elevator. There are two accessible parking spaces directly in front of the building.

Card to Culture Discounts for show tickets
We are proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by breaking down the financial barriers to cultural programming.

Card to Culture lets EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare card holders purchase tickets to Foundry-held performances for $5 each. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

Eligible participants can purchase the "Card to Culture Discount" ticket option for these shows. Please be mindful there are limited number of tickets per show. Please bring with you the relevant card (Card to Culture, EBT, WIC) that signifies you're part of the program so we can verify your ticket!

Before you forget, add our celebration to your calendar!

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Agenda

The agenda below is currently being finalized. Click the + icons to view each day.
* Please be advised some events require registration and some events are first come, first served.

Saturday, February 18

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

Mindful Yoga

Spira Yoga Shala

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

This class makes you move slower and increases focus and self awareness, tuning in on a deeper level. I’m happy to help you adapt your practice for YOUR body. Flexibility NOT REQUIRED and I LOVE beginners. 

You must bring a mat, two blocks, a strap, a blanket, and water bottle.

Yoga Foundations

Spira Yoga Shala

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

This is a beginner class! If you’re hesitant to try yoga due to inflexibility, being out of shape, structural limitations, not knowing the poses or vocabulary, or just afraid of doing it wrong, this class is perfect for you!

We will take it one pose at a time and workshop it, making sure you feel comfortable and know how to support your body with props for maximum benefit.

You must bring a mat, two blocks, a strap, a blanket, and water bottle.

Kids Cooking Class *

Chef MeMe

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Mini pizzas and sliders!


* Space in the Food Lab is limited to 9 participants. First come, first served.

FOUND marketplace (vendor fair)

Original Markets

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Shops 3, 4, 6, & Community Hall

A conceptual small business marketplace connecting the dots between fashion, music, art, creators and makers and the tastemakers who encourage the culture and help move it forward. What can be FOUND @originalmarkets?

• Vintage + Upcycled Clothing
• Streetwear
• Artisanal + Handmade goods
• Home goods
• Jewelry, art, and more

Forge Dance Series

Boston Forge, Ony

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

A beginner's class designed to help you get started with choreographed dancing (inspired by Street and Club styles)

Storytime in Chinese

Chinese American Association of Cambridge

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Chinese children’s books for free borrowing and Chinese story time.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Sunday, February 19

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

Ballet and Dance Fitness

Dance LAB

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

Come join dance educator Libby for an introductory ballet-based movement class! Whether you've never taken a dance class in your life or you're an avid mover, come join for a great workout.

This workshop class combines the ballet basics with functional fitness in an energetic and informational environment.

No dance experience needed! Please wear clothing you are comfortable moving in and socks, barefoot, or dance shoes (no street shoes please!). Learn more about Libby's teaching here.

Bring a wooden animal to life!

Mosstower Studios

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

We'll have cutouts of all sorts of wonderful creatures that need your imagination and creativity to bring them to life. While decorating your new friend, you can dream up stories about their life and adventures!

Foundry Vendor/Maker Fair

Foundry Consortium

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Community Hall

Join us in the Community Hall for a variety of vendor and maker tables. Some vendors will have their products for sale and others will use the opportunity to share with the community what their work in our maker spaces has led to.

Dance & Cake: A Community Movement Party *

Alexandria Nunweiler with The Click

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

You're invited! Come explore creative movement at our "birthday party" where we will play games, eat cake, and share in the fun of creating. You can expect a sneak preview of The Click's newest work "Edge of Aquarius," to join in the creative process of the work through movement generative activities and spark your own conversations about the processes of celebration. No dance or movement experience is necessary and this workshop is open to all ages and abilities.

* Register here!

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

“Drawing In” Voice-Guided Meditations in the Zentangle Method

Deanna Nagle, Certified Zentangle Teacher

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Shop 7 | STEAM Workshop

The Zentangle© Method is a meditative drawing practice invented in Massachusetts, as an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns in simple steps. No art or creative experience is necessary. This 1 hour workshop is being taught in a unique voice-guided format to cultivate a remarkable drawing class experience…like yoga for your brain! Participants will leave with a small drawn tile to admire as a “snapshot” of the Zentangle experience. Ages 10 - Adult

“Building Love”

Deanna Nagle, Certified Zentangle Teacher

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

This workshop is all about celebrating someone we love! The goal of this workshop is to engage even the little ones in creativity, appreciation, and goodwill. Geared towards ages 5-8, kids will choose a special friend or relative whom they cherish enough to create a shared necklace for, and a card to match. Fashioned in the style of a traditional “BFF” necklace, with a fundamental Lego twist, this workshop uses basic hand / fine motor skills to create a unique fashion accessory that splits into 2, designed to be worn individually when the parties are apart and that forms a heart when snapped together.

Participants will create a coordinating card with a message about how “they just click” for presenting their gifts and will jazz up their necklaces with a few extra lego bricks.  This 1 hour workshop has plenty of time for fashion decisions , color choices, and card-making sticker fun. Led by Deanna Nagle, veteran creator, practicing visual artist, and unapologetic Lego-addict.

Dance Cuban Ruedas and Suelta Shines

Boston Rueda

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

First hour is RUEDA: Boston Rueda classes teach and share the joy of the Cuban dance of Rueda de Casino (Rueda). Rueda is a dynamic dance involving the changing of partners while dancing to Cuban and other salsa music. We have created and grown a diverse and inclusive community that welcomes everyone to join us in dance.

Second hour is SUELTA SHINES: The Suelta Shines class is a fun way to work on your footwork, body isolations and musicality. You will learn and drill a short choreo using a mix of son, casino, rumba, and reggaeton moves. It's a dance workout for all levels.

Monday, February 20

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

Curating Your Vision- Sustainably

Trinette McDowell

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shop 7 | STEAM Workshop

Using recycled canvases to make vision/mood boards, affirmation pieces, or a feel good art piece!

Make a Hi-Vis button to Be SEEN & Be SAFE

Safe n’ Stylin’

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Shop 9 | Metal Arts Workshop

Make a reflective and fluorescent button that will help you Be SEEN & Be SAFE in the streets! You’ll work with reflective vinyl that glows in car headlights at night as you walk or ride your bike. And bright fluorescent colors help you be seen during the day. You can pin your button onto anything! For ages 8 and up.

Circus Up presents Kirkos Youth Performance Troupe- A Circus Spectacular 

Circus Up - Kirkos

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Community Hall

Kirkos is Circus Up’s spectacular youth community troupe! Founded in 2020, Kirkos performs bold and uplifting shows in the greater Boston area. In the tradition of "social circus," these youth circus artists demonstrate what's possible when we stay curious about each other's differences and leverage each other's unique strengths. Kirkos team members address social issues while crafting collaborative circus acts that surprise, baffle, and delight.

You can find Kirkos performing for local organizations and at a variety of community events. Book them if you want to celebrate what it looks like for youth to courageously learn, play, and create together. 

Circus Up presents Kirkos Youth Performance Troupe- A Circus Spectacular 

Circus Up - Kirkos

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Community Hall

Kirkos is Circus Up’s spectacular youth community troupe! Founded in 2020, Kirkos performs bold and uplifting shows in the greater Boston area. In the tradition of "social circus," these youth circus artists demonstrate what's possible when we stay curious about each other's differences and leverage each other's unique strengths. Kirkos team members address social issues while crafting collaborative circus acts that surprise, baffle, and delight.

You can find Kirkos performing for local organizations and at a variety of community events. Book them if you want to celebrate what it looks like for youth to courageously learn, play, and create together. 

African Dance Workout *

Jean Appolon Expressions

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

In this hour-long class, you will get a great cardio warm-up through African dance movements and be guided through a series of stretches and strength-building exercises. Class will finish with a combination for all to learn and dance together.Dancers of all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome!

* Register here

Dancing…with sticks!

WhistlePig Morris Dance

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

Join the WhistlePig Morris Dancers for an interactive movement workshop featuring sticks, bells, and your curiosity! You'll see a demonstration of what morris dancing is, see the performers throw sticks at each other, and maybe even take part in the fun yourself. Wear comfy clothes and dancing shoes (sneakers are great!) to learn about one of the oldest forms of dance still in practice. All ages welcome.

Zumba with Darren

Darren Hairston

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

Join Darren for Zumba, a fitness activity in which dance exercises are performed to Latin American and other kinds of lively music. Open to everyone ages 14 and up of all dance levels. Darren has been teaching Zumba and Dance Fitness since 2015.

Tuesday, February 21

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

Girl Scout Cookie Table

Girl Scouts

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Community Hall

Stop by a buy a box!

Full Company Open Rehearsal

Jean Appolon Expressions

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

You are welcome to drop in and experience JAE company dancers in the rehearsal process with Jean Appolon. Jean Appolon explores themes that are vital to the Haitian and Haitian-American experience as he continuously evolves Haitian-contemporary dance. His movement has deep roots in Haitian folkloric dance that enable it to grow as Jean collaborates with the JAE company professional dancers and other artists in the fields of music, visual art, and more.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Art Activity: Puppet Making

The Foundry Consortium

Community Hall

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us for puppet making! Drop by our Community Hall after the Liars and Believers’ performance of A Story Beyond for an art making activity inspired by the show. We are excited to host puppeteers of all ages in making and performing with paper bag puppets. All materials are provided, all you need to bring is your imagination!

DIY Tote Bag *

Jae Storozum

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shop 8 | Fiber Arts Workshop

Design and sew your own tote bag!

* Space is limited to 5 participants. First come, first served, as only five sewing machines are available.

Scottish Cooking with Iona *

Cambridge Community Television/Iona MacGowan

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Join "Scottish girl in America" Iona MacGowan for a Scottish cooking demo at The Foundry. Iona moved to Cambridge from Aberdeen, Scotland in 2020 and documents her life here, cultural differences, food and fun things to do on her popular Instagram feed.

* Space in the Food Lab is limited to 9 participants. First come, first served.

Narrative Art Collage

Spira Politis/Spira Yoga Shala

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

Learn about storytelling through art. Take a look at some examples of Narrative art of famous artists before creating one of your own. All materials provided.

Wednesday, February 22

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

Open Dance Rehearsal

Jean Appolon Expressions

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

You are welcome to drop in and experience JAE company dancers in the rehearsal process with Jean Appolon. Jean Appolon explores themes that are vital to the Haitian and Haitian-American experience as he continuously evolves Haitian-contemporary dance. His movement has deep roots in Haitian folkloric dance that enable it to grow as Jean collaborates with the JAE company professional dancers and other artists in the fields of music, visual art, and more.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Art Activity: Puppet Making

The Foundry Consortium

Community Hall

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us for puppet making! Drop by our Community Hall after the Liars and Believers’ performance of A Story Beyond for an art making activity inspired by the show. We are excited to host puppeteers of all ages in making and performing with paper bag puppets. All materials are provided, all you need to bring is your imagination!

Field Cameras 101 Workshop *

Cambridge Community Television

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Shop 4 | Yellow Multi

Interested in dipping your toes into professional video production? Come learn how to use the basic functions of Cambridge Community Television's professional video cameras! The workshop will be hands-on and beginner friendly!

* Space in is limited to 8 participants. First come, first served.

“Tell Your Story!” - Podcast with CCTV

Cambridge Community Television

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Shop 3 | White Multi

Do you ever feel like you have a great joke to tell but no one to tell it to? A happy memory to share? Or perhaps you just need a place to openly speak what's on your mind? Whatever it may be... the CCTV Podcast is all ears, and we would love to hear your voice!

Bring a friend, or just yourself, and have a chance to create a 1 to 30 minute podcast, all courtesy of CCTV.

Intro to Gongfu Brewing with a Gaiwan *

Broken Cup Teahouse

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Gongfucha (工夫茶) means "tea with time and effort," and is a Chinese style of brewing and serving tea that developed in southern China during the Song dynasty, around one thousand years ago, and has since migrated and evolved. This class will give a brief overview of the history of gongfucha, common materials used for the teaware, and the values it promotes in making and serving tea. Mainly, the class will be a hands-on, practical experience for learning how to use a gaiwan, gongdaobei, and small tasting cups, to taste through all the layers of a tea from start to finish. Participants will each have their own gongfu brewing set to play with, but will share water kettles in groups of 2-3 and taste each other's teas - so bring a friend or two to brew some tea together!

* Register here

Exhale Dance Class *

The Click

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

“Exhale with The Click” is a mindful movement series taught by Lonnie Stanton, Kristin Wagner and Angelina Benitez designed for all bodies and movers. Pulling from our collective experiences as somatic practitioners and contemporary dancers, the class will offer rest for the mind, release for the body, and an opportunity to connect the two through a combination of guided improvisations, center technique combinations, and community-built micro-choreographies.

* Register here

Work in Progress Screening & Discussion

Cambridge Community Television

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 7 | STEAM Workshop

Come and screen your work! A great and safe opportunity to get constructive feedback on your media project. Be it a documentary, trailer, short film, comedy sketch, experimental video, TikTok, or whatever!

Submissions must be 7 minutes or less (can be a portion of a project). RSVP and send a link to the work you'd like to screen to peter@cctvcambridge.org. You can also attend and be an encouraging audience member if you have nothing to screen.

Haitian Folkloric Dance with Velouse Joseph *

Velouse Joseph/Jean Appolon Expressions

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

Join JAE Company Member, Velouse Joseph, for a special Haitian Folkloric Dance class at The Foundry on Wednesday, February 22nd from 7pm to 8pm. Class will begin with a cardio warm-up and then progress through movements in several different rhythms from Haitian Folklore. This hour-long class will be paired with recorded music. Class is open to all ages and levels of dance experience. Come to connect and move your body!

* Register here

Thursday, February 23

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

All Day

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

"Toy Story": Invent Your Own Toy!

The Lemelson-MIT Program

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Shop 7 | STEAM Workshop

Everyone loves toys! At Lemelson-MIT’s hands-on workshop, children will have the opportunity to design and invent a simple toy and write a short story about their toy and its user.

Rube Goldberg Machine: Energy Transfers

Excellence for All STEAM School Network, Dessalines STEAM Academy Cohort D

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Students of the Dessalines STEAM Academy will present what they have been learning in Physics. They will demonstrate simple machines and their uses and show a Rube Goldberg Machine they designed. They will walk participants through the process of building their own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Session 1: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Session 2: 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Jukebox Chat & Make

Elisa Hamilton

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Community Hall

Located at The Foundry, Jukebox is a public art piece that plays community stories. Learn more about the project, chat with Jukebox creator Elisa Hamilton, and schedule a recording session to record your own story for the jukebox! Just want to make something? Grab a story card mini-deck and create a simple accordion book inspired by story card prompts.

Bodywork Exchange

Katerina Tzouganaki of Anasa Body Movement

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

Let’s come together to exchange supportive, nourishing touch, weaving a community of care.

2:00 pm: Centering, arriving in our bodies individually.
2:20 pm: Opening Circle, Exploration of communication tools around consent & touch
2:40pm: Partner practices

Come by yourself or bring a buddy. Container closes at 2:15pm. (please arrive earlier)

Rube Goldberg Machine: Energy Transfers

Excellence for All STEAM School Network, Dessalines STEAM Academy Cohort D

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Students of the Dessalines STEAM Academy will present what they have been learning in Physics. They will demonstrate simple machines and their uses and show a Rube Goldberg Machine they designed. They will walk participants through the process of building their own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Session 1: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Session 2: 3:00 - 4:30 pm

(Canceled) Kids Cooking Class *

Chef MeMe

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

This class is canceled, but we're hosting another Friday, February 24 from 5-8 pm and Saturday, February 25 from 12-3 pm!

Tacos and brownies!

* Space in the Food Lab is limited to 9 participants. First come, first served.

Rueda Dance Class

Boston Rueda

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

Boston Rueda classes teach and share the joy of dancing Cuban Rueda de Casino, which is a group dance involving the changing of partners while dancing to Cuban and other salsa music.

6:00 - 6:50 pm - Levels 1+2
7:00 - 7:50 pm - Level 3

$15 drop-in, $50 for a full four-week session.

Contemporary/Open Movement by Caitlin Peeler

Reboot

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

This dance class aims to have every individual feel comfortable with their own choices within the moves given (and also aims to have fun with being silly in a judgement free space!) An open movement phrase will be taught after a full body warm up and improvisation exercise. All levels of dance experience are welcome. Learn more here.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Beyond Polarization: How Stories Can Save Community

Liars & Believers

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

Join Liars & Believers post show for an engaging panel on the power of storytelling.

Panelists:
Allegra Goodman – novelist
Kevin Dorst – philosopher
U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo – poet and storyteller
Elisa Hamilton – creator of the Jukebox at The Foundry

Friday, February 24

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Art Activity: Birds of a Feather

Spiridoula Politis

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Community Hall

Let’s create a new story together! Use color, pattern, and line to express your personality on a paper feather. We’ll be creating a mural of wings and then use it for fun photo ops! All materials will be provided.

"Bead Therapy" Jewelry Workshop

ZMakesBeads

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Shop 9 | Metal Arts Workshop

This workshop will teach the basics of beaded jewelry making and the difference between semi-precious stone and precious stones. The goal of Bead Therapy is to create a safe space for self-expression to create a piece of art that represents the emotions of the creator.

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"Bead Therapy" Jewelry Workshop

ZMakesBeads

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shop 9 | Metal Arts Workshop

This workshop will teach the basics of beaded jewelry making and the difference between semi-precious stone and precious stones. The goal of Bead Therapy is to create a safe space for self-expression to create a piece of art that represents the emotions of the creator.

ZMakesBeads store

Floorwork Flow

OnStage Dance Company

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

"Floorwork Flow" is a low impact exploration of modern/contemporary-based floor movement with an emphasis on smooth transitions, weight transfer and upper body strength. Dancers will enjoy an ooey-gooey warm up and introduction to various floor work skills, followed by a choreographed combo. Modifications will be provided to make the class accessible to dancers of all experience levels. Check out OnStage.

Kids Cooking Class *

Chef MeMe

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Grilled cheeses and cookies!

* Space in the Food Lab is limited to 9 participants. First come, first served.

Barralates (Barre-Pilates)

Isabel Diaz Brady

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

Barralates (Barre-Pilates) is a technique with a very complete and structured class that can work your whole body in less than an hour. It is a combination of cardio, dance, pilates and key ballet-barre positions that help tone the body, increase flexibility, improve endurance, have lasting energy and help achieve the best figure. You use your own weight to gain results and build resistance. We'll workout and dance to latin-music!

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Saturday, February 25

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Foundry Vendor/Maker Fair

Foundry Consortium

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Community Hall

Join us in the Community Hall for a variety of vendor and maker tables. Some vendors will have their products for sale and others will use the opportunity to share with the community what their work in our maker spaces has led to.

Storytime in Japanese

Japan Society of Boston

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Join us for a unique chance to hear stories told in English and Japanese. The Japan Society of Boston will be reading picture books for ages 3-6 written or translated in Japanese and English.

Forge Dance Series

Boston Forge, Ony

11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Shop 11 | Dance Studio

A class designed to help you get started with choreographed dancing (inspired by Street and Club styles)

11:30 - 12:30 Beginner class
12:30 - 2:00 Intermediate/advanced class
2:00 - 2:30 Open dance

Kids Cooking Class *

Chef MeMe

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Salad and Mac n' Cheese!

* Space in the Food Lab is limited to 9 participants. First come, first served.

Chinese Papercuts

Zhonghe (Elena) Li

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shop 6 | Red Multi

Come and join Zhonghe (Elena) Li to create your own Chinese papercuts. You can choose to cut a rabbit, a squirrel, a chipmunk, a cardinal, a fish or a frog and many more...  or fish, and many more!

You can also learn how to fold paper and cut your own free designs! Elena will show you the basic techniques and how to use papercuts to tell your own stories. This event is open to all ages.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

Get Tickets!

Storytime in Bengali and Hindi

Off- Kendrik, a nonprofit South Asian theater and storytelling group, Mita Das

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Storytelling and story reading for kids in multiple Indian languages.

Stories in Bengali and Hindi will be read to kids by adults spanning multiple generations. These are timeless stories that capture the rich imagery and culture of our native land.

Sustainable Swaps

Sustainable Swaps, Ariel Wile

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Community Hall

A clothing selling and swapping event focused on lowering the impact of fast fashion.

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Storytime in Chinese

Chinese American Association of Cambridge

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Point | Conference Room & Gallery (2nd floor)

Chinese children’s books for free borrowing and Chinese story time.

Intro to Gongfu Brewing with a Gaiwan *

Broken Cup Teahouse

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Shop 2 | Food Lab

Gongfucha (工夫茶) means "tea with time and effort," and is a Chinese style of brewing and serving tea that developed in southern China during the Song dynasty, around one thousand years ago, and has since migrated and evolved. This class will give a brief overview of the history of gongfucha, common materials used for the teaware, and the values it promotes in making and serving tea. Mainly, the class will be a hands-on, practical experience for learning how to use a gaiwan, gongdaobei, and small tasting cups, to taste through all the layers of a tea from start to finish. Participants will each have their own gongfu brewing set to play with, but will share water kettles in groups of 2-3 and taste each other's teas - so bring a friend or two to brew some tea together!

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Theater Between Addresses Auditions - (canceled)

Theater Between Addresses

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Shop 4 | Yellow multi

Auditions for The Monastery by Samuel Achilles Edwards. A staged reading of a new play by Samuel Achilles Edwards. A community of trans monks and nuns navigates change in a medieval inspired world. New members of the order bring in fresh ideas, and now the residents must rethink their traditions and their relationships to one another. The Monastery explores themes of community, growth, and what it means to belong.

A Story Beyond *

Liars & Believers

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

STEAM Set | Performance Space

TELL A STORY, CHANGE THE WORLD.

Liars & Believers brings you an epic quest! In an original fable, the heroine Maya journeys to the Mad Mountain to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud. Will she save her village of storytellers?

Live music, puppets and masks bring this original fable to life. Pay what you can.

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Directions & Parking

We're located at 101 Rogers St., Cambridge, MA 02142.

The building is 0.4 miles away from the Kendall MIT stop where you can catch the red line and 64, 68, 85, CT2, 64, 68, and 85 buses.

The building is 0.5 miles away from the Lechmere stop where you can catch the green line and 69, 80, 87, and 88 buses.

The Foundry does not have a designated parking lot. Metered parking is available on Third, Fifth, and Rogers St.

You can find a comprehensive map of parking options here.

350 Kendall St. Garage (open 24/7)
650 Kendall St. Garage (open 24/7)
301 Binney St. Garage (Monday-Friday; 5 am-7 pm)

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About The Foundry

The Foundry addresses the problems of financial and spacial inequities affecting artists and other makers by providing access to specialized space and equipment for hands-on creation. Offering maker spaces, multi-purpose rooms, a dance studio, art studio, performance space, and demonstration kitchen, The Foundry brings STEM and the Arts under one roof for the Cambridge community with its spaces available for reservation and public programming.